In:
BMJ Open, BMJ, Vol. 14, No. 2 ( 2024-02), p. e078129-
Abstract:
To investigate the relationship between oral frailty (OF), nutrient intake and calf circumference (CC) in middle-aged and older adults. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Residents of four model districts of Shika town, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, using data from November 2017 to February 2018. Participants One hundred and ninety-four residents aged ≥50 years in four model districts of Shika town. The OF total score ≥3 was defined as OF. Participants were divided into OF and non-OF groups and divided into the low-CC/kg and the high-CC/kg groups. Outcome measures The primary outcome is to use a two-way analysis of covariance to analyse the interaction between the two CC/kg groups and the two OF groups on nutrition intake. The secondary outcome is to use multiple regression analysis to investigate the nutrients significantly related to CC/kg when stratified by OF, with age, sex, body mass index, drinking status, smoking status and regular exercise as input covariates. Results A two-way analysis of covariance revealed a significant interaction between the two CC/kg groups and the two OF groups on animal protein intake (p=0.039). Multiple comparisons using the Bonferroni analysis revealed a significantly lower animal protein intake in the OF group than in the non-OF group with a low CC/kg (p=0.033) but not in the group with a high CC/kg. The multiple regression analysis stratified by OF revealed a positive correlation between animal protein intake and CC/kg (p=0.002). Conclusions The present results revealed a significantly lower animal protein intake in the OF group than in the non-OF group in the low-CC/kg group, but no such difference was observed in the high-CC/kg group. Further longitudinal studies are needed to elucidate this relationship.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2044-6055
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2044-6055
DOI:
10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078129
DOI:
10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078129.supp1
DOI:
10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078129.supp2
Language:
English
Publisher:
BMJ
Publication Date:
2024
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2599832-8
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